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The 21-page suit alleges a black Dodge Ram belonging to Farmer crashed into her 2001 Honda on South Main Street March 26 and totaled the car. A Winston-Salem police report obtained by WXII indicated that the truck failed to reduce speed, rear-ended the car and left the scene.

Newton's mother and 7-year-old daughter also were in the vehicle, and all received treatment for minor injuries the next day.

Farmer told WXII in July that he wasn't driving the truck at the time of the crash, and he also told the Associated Press this is a case of mistaken identity. Winston-Salem police previously said there wasn't enough evidence to pursue charges, and the investigation will remain inactive unless there are new leads.

Newton said she didn't catch the truck's license plate when the accident happened, but she saw the same truck with front-end damage months later while driving on the same road. Newton said attempts to get the license plate number and follow the truck turned into a "cat-and-mouse game," and she eventually turned the information over to police.

Newton alleges that an officer who went to the suspect's address told her he was "starting to get heat from the higher-ups" after seeing the "unbelievable" damage on the vehicle.

The lawsuit also alleges that on the night of the crash, an officer at the scene said he was going to chase down the suspect vehicle based on another witness account. However, after waiting between 45 minutes and an hour for the officer to return, Newton called police again and was told to drive the wrecked car home, the complaint alleges.

The complaint also alleges there was a 32-minute radio "black hole" during the time police were said to be searching for the suspect vehicle.